The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-02-24
Board Of Trade.

noon, prompted by the resolutions
passed by citizens meeting OF st.
Cloud, printed and commented upon
elsewhere. The meeting was an un-
usually large one, nearly every BUSH
ness man being present, and the
liveliest interest was manifested.
The object of the meeting, the con-
sideration of the st. Cloud resolu'
tions, was stated by the president,
and the secretery read the resolutions
which were freely AMI vigorously
discussed. The committee appointed
to 90 to ST. Paul to consult the
Stearns county delegation. reported
through the chairman, A. II. Petit.
He said that committee met Messrs.
F. E. Searle and Frank Tolman OF
St. Cloud there, together with all the
Stearns county delegation with the
exception of the st. Cloud member,
Mr.. Freeman, who was out of the city
at the time. Messrs. Searle and Tol-
man said they did not understand
that the bill to submit the question
of the division of Stearns county was
included in the agreement made at
st. Cloud, that no opposition should
be offered to desired les lslatlon. The
court bill was the only one they were
willing should 60 through. After some
pretty sharp talk ali around they and
tile delegation thought it would be
wiser to permit both to pass without
objection. 1t WAS finally agreed to
put the court bill through at once
and hold The county division bill un-
til Monday. MI. freeman was seen
later and the matter rested there.
Meantime the court bill passed both
house and senate, and Mr.. Keller took
charge of the matter with his usual
energy, determined to have both
measures enacted at all hazards.
The report of the committee was
listened to by all present. 1t was
then moved that MessrS. Barto and
Hendryx be appointed committee
to walt upon the Governor for the
purpose of urging him to sign the
court bill.
1t was moved that q committee of
three be appointed to draft resolu-
tions concerning the sense of the
meeting relative to the bad faith of
st. Cloud in opposing the bills, and
Messrs. Sprague, Barnum, Foster,
Capser, Petit, Tubbs, and Hen
dryx we're named as such committee,
and they reported the following,
which were adopted:
Whereas, The western portion of
Stearns county is SO far removed
from st. Cloud, the county seat of
said county, that it is a hardship for
its citizens to be compelled to travel
so far to attend court or upon county
business, and Is attended " IN IN.
Just outlay of time and money, so
great as at times to debar the poor
man from availing himself of any
advan tages to be gained thereby; and.
Whereas, A request to vote upon
the question of division is d right
that Sb ould be accorded the people of
a county so large as stearns, and,
Whereas, The county seat is SO far
remote from Vast and populous
s. ction of the county as to inflict a
great burden upon the citizens of that
section; and,
Whereas, This portion of Stearns
county is field to st, CIupd for reye-
nue. only; and.
Whereas, The bill for adjourned
terms of the district court, approved
by the judge thereof, is measure
eluinently fair, just and equitable in
that il relieves The west end OF the
county of many hardships ana de-
prives the eastern portion of none of
its rights anu preFogatives; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That our senators and
representatives be respectfully asked
to secure the enactment as laws of
the biz granting to the people OF the
county The right tQ vote upon the
question of division OF the eGully,
and also the bill authorizing the hold
ing of adjourned terms of the els
trict court at Sank Centre.
Resolved, That we ask all fair
mindsu members of the legislature to
assist our own delegates in procuring
the passage of the bills asked for. as
an act of justice to a people who
have long borne an unjust and
severe burden.
Resolved, That we Indignantly
condemn the action of st. Cloud in
this matter as based upon avarice
and the tyrsnEpus use of supposed
power.
Resolved, That the gratuituous
statement in The ST. Cloud resolu-
tions that large majority of the in
habiiants are opposed to such legisla-
ton sayOrS as much of truth as their
opposition to the above bills does of
justice and equity.
The discussion of the resolutions
brought out forcibly the united de-
termination on the part of Sank Cen.
tire to make Q vigorous fight against
the arrogant assumption Of st. CLOUD
to regulate the affairs Of Western
Stearns. In this matter, it was argued,
the limit of bad faith has been reach ed
by our SANITY county seat, which
seeks to hold our faces to the grind
stone. In the past Western Stearns
has tamely submitted to all the ex-
acting demands with scarcely pro.
test, but in this matter the injustice
is so glaring that it would be a sac
rifice of seif-respect to accept the in
suit without protest.
The members of the board mani.
tested a disposition to fight for the
interest of Western Stearns, mas
much rs the Issue had been thrust
upon them. After lively meeting
of an hour the board adjourned I'M
ii Monday morning.
MONDAY MORNING.
There was another large and en-.
thusiastic meeting of the Board of